Leaf Area and Structural Changes after Thinning in Even-Aged Picea rubens and Abies balsamea Stands in Maine, USA by R. Justin DeRose, Robert S. Seymour

“…Upon closer examination by crown classes, the postthinning distribution of LAI between upper and lower crown classes varied by thinning history, thinning method, and amount of density reduction.…”
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Effects of Formic Acid on the Adsorption of K on Modified Clinoptilolite by Qiujue Wu, Yanmin Zhou, Tian Wang

“…The adsorption–desorption hysteresis suggests that the desorption rate of acid-modified clinoptilolite was much lower than that of natural clinoptilolite (P < 0.05). …”
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The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India by Richa Mahajan, Hemaal Koul, Rajiv K Gupta, Riya Gupta, Bhavna Langer, Rashmi Kumari, Tasvinder Kour, Nahida Chowdhary

“…Results: The mean score with standard deviation for the Geriatric Depression Score was 3.97 ± 3.78, indicating a lower level of depressive symptoms. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that consensual normative solidarity was inversely associated with depression. …”
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Can Meditation Influence Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis? Findings from a Large International Web-Based Study by Adam B. Levin, Emily J. Hadgkiss, Tracey J. Weiland, Claudia H. Marck, Dania M. van der Meer, Naresh G. Pereira, George A. Jelinek

“…The study reveals a significant association between meditation, lower risk of depression, and improved HRQOL in people with MS.…”
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Impact of Temperature on the Strength Development of the Tailing-Waste Rock Backfill of a Gold Mine by Bin Han, Shengyou Zhang, Wei Sun

“…In case the curing temperature is lower than 10°C, the extent of hydration is also low inside the backfill. …”
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DHA Supplementation during Pregnancy and Lactation Affects Infants' Cellular but Not Humoral Immune Response by Esther Granot, Einat Jakobovich, Ruth Rabinowitz, Paloma Levy, Michael Schlesinger

“…Proportion of CD4 and CD8 cells producing IFNγ significantly lower in DHA+ group, with no differences in proportion of IL4-producing cells. …”
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Study on the Strength Development of Cemented Backfill Body from Lead-Zinc Mine Tailings with Sulphide by Juanrong Zheng, Lijie Guo, Xiaoxiao Sun, Wenchen Li, Qi Jia

“…Under the same conditions, the finer the tailings, the lower the UCS of the cemented backfill body at each age, and the UCS of the cemented backfill body began to decrease at the earlier curing age. …”
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Efficacy and safety of selective pan-fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors in FGFR-altered urothelial carcinoma by Yuxuan Song, Yiqing Du, Shan Jiang, Yun Peng, Xing Luo, Tao Xu

“…In summary, FGFRi offered higher efficacy and lower safety in second-line treatment of FGFR-altered UC. …”
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A Novel Dual-Broadband Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Precise Satellite Navigation by Fumin Lin, Liangxian Zhang, Huiping Cai, Mingjian Liu, Xiaopeng Li, Yujie Xiao

“…In order to obtain a more compact antenna to meet the application of precise satellite navigation, we vertically place four metal cylinders under the ends of the cross-shaped patch to form four capacitive loadings to lower the resonant frequency of the inner cross-shaped patch. …”
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Impact of LED Color Temperatures on Perception Luminance in the Interior Zone of a Tunnel considering Fog Transmittance by Lili Dong, Enzhong Zhao, Yang Chen, Ge Qin, Wenhai Xu

“…The results showed that the main factors affecting visual perception are luminance and fog concentration. Higher luminance or lower fog concentration provides drivers with higher perception luminance. …”
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IL-17 Expression in Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Bullous Pemphigoid by Agnieszka Zebrowska, Malgorzata Wagrowska-Danilewicz, Marian Danilewicz, Olga Stasikowska-Kanicka, Anna Cynkier, Anna Sysa-Jedrzejowska, Elzbieta Waszczykowska

“…Examined interleukin expression was detected in perilesional skin of all patients but it was much lower than in lesional skin. The expression of IL-17 was not observed in biopsies from healthy people. …”
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Less Is More in Digital Games Too: A Comparative Analysis of Visual Elements of Physical and Digital Versions for Two Tabletop Games by Darijo Čerepinko, Robert Štefanović, Krunoslav Hajdek, Petar Miljković

“…Results from a sample of 100 players of both versions show higher overall satisfaction when engaging with the physical version of the games and significantly lower satisfaction with various visual elements in digital versions, such as overall visual perception, colors, and visual appearance of some key elements of the games. …”
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Effect of Sustainable Development and Institutional Quality on Growth by Wai Mun Har, Mei Chen Sin

“…Increasing negative coefficient values from lower to higher quantiles imply increasing opportunity cost of degrowth towards increasing sustainable development. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord, Dental Pulp, and Menstrual Blood as Sources for Cell Therapy by Huaijuan Ren, Yunxia Sang, Fengli Zhang, Zhaoqing Liu, Nianmin Qi, Yantian Chen

“…However, the UC-MSCs seemed to have higher cell proliferation ability, while DP-MSCs may have significant advantages for osteogenic differentiation, lower cell apoptosis, and senescence. These differences may be associated with the different expression level of cytokines, including vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, keratinocyte growth factor, and hepatocyte growth factor in each of the MSCs. …”
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Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Propionic Acid on Fermentation Characteristics, Chemical Composition, and Aerobic Stability of High-Moisture Corn Grain Silage by Jinze Bao, Lei Wang, Zhu Yu

“…In comparison with the control, the application of <i>Lentilactobacillus buchneri</i> and propionic acid improved silage aerobic stability, showed by lower pH level and yeast and mold populations after exposure to air. …”
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Nogai the Khanmaker: A Historiographical Problem by Wilson J.

“…Abstract: Research objectives: Nogai, a great-grandson of Jochi, is most commonly known as the all-mighty kingmaker of the late thirteenth century Gol­den Horde, who in scholarship is portrayed as appointing and deposing khans at will and establishing an independent khanate on the lower Danube. However, the author argues that this is a portrayal with little basis in the primary source materials, and instead largely a creation of the secondary literature. …”
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Stochastic Congestion Pricing among Multiple Regions: Competition and Cooperation by Hua Wang, Wei Mao, Hu Shao

“…In the upper level, congestion pricing model either aims to maximize the regional social welfare in competitive schemes or attempts to maximize the total social welfare of multiple regions in cooperative schemes. In the lower level, travellers are assumed to follow a reliability-based stochastic user equilibrium principle considering risks of late arrival under uncertain conditions. …”
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Unattended Home Labor until Complete Cervical Dilatation Ending with Hospital Delivery: Analysis of 238 Pregnancies by Ozlem Gun Eryilmaz, Nasuh Utku Dogan, Cavidan Gulerman, Leyla Mollamahmutoglu, Nedim Cicek, Ruya Deveer

“…Cesarean and episiotomy rates were lower (P<0.0001 and P<0.001, resp.), but neonatal intensive care unit admissions of the infants were more prevalent (P<0.01) in the study group. …”
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Extracorporeal Ultrasound-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Implications from the Present Clinical Trials by Tinghe Yu, Xiao Fu

“…The survival rate of HIFU plus radiotherapy was lower than that of radical surgery in liver cancers. …”
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Treatment of pseudophakic aqueous misdirection syndrome by Joel-Benjamin Lincke, Nathanael Häner, Megir Schawkat, Martin S. Zinkernagel, Jan Darius Unterlauft

“…The mean time of AMS onset was 888 days (SD ± 1210, range: 1–2920) after cataract surgery. Treatment with IOP-lowering medication alone was non-sufficient in all followed cases. …”
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